Hyderabad: Students questioned the authenticity of the e-mail saying that it did not have an authorised signatory or stamp of the US government stating that the two universities were blacklisted.
Air India staff replied that they had received the e-mail from the airline’s San Francisco office and they were just implementing orders. “We inquired with officials of both these universities and our friends who are studying there. They told us that there was no problem with these universities and not to believe in such rumours,” said Deepak, a resident of Habsiguda.
Both universities posted clarification on their official websites stating that they were not blacklisted by the US government and that stricter security measures had been imposed by US Customs and border security personnel. AI officials said the airline management would refund the tickets.
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